To many people, the word “ocean” no longer reminds them of an image of a vast openness of blueness but of large bodies of water littered with floating garbage, especially plastic waste. Roughly 500 billion single-use plastic bags are used annually, which end up in not only oceans but also lakes, riv
It is easy to picture the daily academic schedule of a typical high school in the U.S.—first class starting at around eight in the morning, lunch time following the morning classes, and a few more classes before school ends. The daily schedule at Western Reserve Academy (WRA), a private boardi
Western Reserve is a boarding/day student school, and between lunch and the following class period, day students and boarders do not have a designated place to drop their bags. So, students began to drop their bags in the dining hall to be picked up after lunch. However, the dean of students announc
Growing up from a parent who is a special education teacher, I have always had an awareness of the various issues related to the disabled students and kept up with the relevant news articles. Among the articles that I have read, the most powerful yet heart-wrenching one was about a public hearing th
As springtime rolls around and flower petals fill the streets, students in the Seoul International School (SIS) music department begin to hurriedly prepare for their spring concerts that showcase the music they have been working on all semester. Following the precedent of the 2018 spring concert, th
Recently, there has been a special event in a French weekend school. It was a singing and composing workshop, mainly targeting students in the school’s French elementary course. This was a special occasion with a French singer, Bastien Lanza as the main guest. Bastien Lanza conducted an hour long si
Over the past years, students at SIS have regularly complained about the school’s drab facilities (or lack thereof). Rusty faucets in old bathrooms or water fountains that spurted into your face with a waterfall under unbearable water pressure have been subject to complaints for myriad year. In fact
Go on Apple Music’s Top 100 chart, or any top charts of whatever platform you use to listen to music, and you will notice that all of the Top 10 songs are labeled as “explicit.” A recent study by Mark Bannister, a customer analytics manager at Expedia, demonstrates that the frequency of swear words
On February 8th, Dalton hosted 8th annual Korean Science Olympiad (KSO), which was an interscholastic science competition in Korea. It is open to all students from international schools with a passion for science and for those who wishes to display their scientific prowess. The competition was compo
At least once in their lifetime, everyone will encounter situations ranging from slight injuries to possibly life-threatening emergencies. After a semester-long course of Safety First Aid at Singapore American School, I felt like there was more I could do to expand and share my knowledge on how to a
We Run Cheongna (WRC) is a fall athletics running event that serves as an annual tradition at Cheongna Dalton School in purpose of promoting school identity through lifelong activity. It used to happen just around a single block of school, but for the past two years, it was enhanced to now run aroun
Starting from mid-October, the High School Student Council at Seoul International School started advertising the start of the annual Spirit Week through High School Student Council class pages on Facebook and announcements through the school public address system. Although at most schools, Spirit We
On September 26th, teachers, parents and students of International Community School (ICS) dressed up in traditional clothing and gathered after school to celebrate early one of the most cheerful annual religious holidays, Meskel. It is a religious event performed on September 27th in the Ethiopian a
Incorporating religion in public schools has been a major hot topic in the world. Public schools are not allowed to support any religion or be against any at the same time. This case is similar in South Korea and not many high schools include Christianity in their educational program, even private s
A psychology club in Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies called ‘The Guardians’, conducted a psychology conference in HAFS on June 9th. This was their 2nd time handling this psychology conference and it was completely controlled only by the students in HAFS, including members of the Guardians, and vol
As a member of the choir community at Seoul International School for many years, I’ve always looked forward to joining the Ambassadors choir. Ambassadors is the audition-only choir for all students in grades 10~12 and generally provides more opportunities to perform and bond outside of SIS, hence th
Beginning in the spring of 2017, the 9th grade program at Indian Mountain School (IMS) implemented the Poquonook Solutions Project, a capstone effort within a broader, year-long focus on the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Named after the campus’ most significant and distinc
[Seoul Foreign School athletes preparing to defend the incoming goal. Photo courtesy of: JSSL International 7s]The proverb "Teamwork makes the dream work" exists for a reason. In fact, nothing is more fitting to recall the Seoul Foreign School teams who competed in Padang, Singapore this mid-April
On April 25th, the freshman class of 2021 went on an Experiential Education (EE) trip to a local farm called the Darasang Farm. The EE trip is a significant opportunity for students to apply their learning in classes to the real-life world. There are four key objectives for the EE trip: service, app
On May 25th, 2018, the event that any student anticipates for their entire school career occurred for the seniors of Korea International School (KIS). On a breezy Friday afternoon, the graduating class of 2018 was prepared to walk across the white carpet to receive his or her diploma. Each and every